Created by Winnie Holzman for ABC, we follow teen Angela Chase (Claire Danes) as she navigates the struggles, drama, and theatrics of high school life. While a fairly typical teenage drama for the time, many of its plots do hit some genuine stories and characters however some get quite preachy and feel very "afterschool special" with most episodes built around some core moral lesson. We get to see a young Jared Leto as the not-so-bright love interest, which was fun and funny, but the real stars were A. J. Langer and Wilson Cruz as Angela's two best friends Rayanne and Rickie. Honestly those three's friendship was a reason to watch the show, was really the only main compelling drama imo. The parents are fine, with their relationship(s) and on-goings often being secondary plots, but unfortunately in the end the show was cancelled after a single season leaving most things at a relative dead-end. Still at 19 episodes what we do get was enjoyable to get through even with some eye rolls, and if you're someone who likes teenage dramas its certainly one of the better ones.
Review of My So-Called Life
